Essay Archive - Crime And Punishment: Characterization
Crime And Punishment: Characterization
In Dostoevsky's Crime and Punishment, Raskolnikov's dream about the
mare can be used as a vehicle to probe deep into his mentality to discover
how he really feels inside. The dream suggests that Raskolnikov is a
"split" man; after all, his name in Russian means "split". He has a cruel
and thoughtless side as well as a caring, compassionate side to his
personality. Through the dream and the symbols therein, a reader can cast
Raskolnikov, as well as other characters from Crime And Punishment, into
any of the various parts in t....
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